alt Hacker News> The problem is, when the context window grows,
You know the problem; then why not address it? Does Compacting the context not help?
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cautiouscat • today at 3:58 PM
Compaction is a main cause of this problem.
troupo • today at 3:37 PM
Compacting context compacts context. So Claude forgets a lot during compaction.
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Compacting the conversation almost never helps. It is uniformly worse than starting over with fresh context, or rewinding to a last-known-good state. It only exists because it increases engagement.